Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
3'367 49.4%
Men
3'447 50.6%
Children & youth (0–19)
1'389 20.4%
Swiss citizens
4'881 71.6%
Foreign residents
1'933 28.4%
Population density
1'167 pop./km²
0–19 · 1'389 · 20.4%20–64 · 4'284 · 62.9%65+ · 1'141 · 16.7%
Foreign residents 28.4%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +6 (+0.1%) · 59 births · 36 deaths · net migration −39
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
14.06.2026Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)Federal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 58.8% Yes
59.1% YesNo 40.9%
14.06.2026Volksinitiative «Keine 10-Millionen-Schweiz! (Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative)»Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 55.7% Yes
56.9% YesNo 43.1%
14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 63.0% Yes
62.4% YesNo 37.6%
14.06.2026C. Stichfrage: Welche der beiden Vorlagen soll in Kraft treten, falls sowohl die kantonale Volksinitiative als auch der Gegenvorschlag des Kantonsrates angenommen werden?Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 41.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 34.3% Yes
33.6% YesNo 66.4%
14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 58.9% Yes
59.6% YesNo 40.4%
14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 35.8% Yes
36.1% YesNo 63.9%
14.06.2026C. Stichfrage: Welche der beiden Vorlagen soll in Kraft treten, falls sowohl die kantonale Volksinitiative als auch der Gegenvorschlag des Kantonsrates angenommen werden?Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 39.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 31.6% Yes
30.0% YesNo 70.0%
14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des Kantonsrates vom 17. November 2025Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 57.9% YesDistrict Bezirk Dielsdorf: 62.3% Yes
64.2% YesNo 35.8%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 21.09.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP45.3% · strongest party
SVP45.3%
SP13.3%
GLP11.2%
FDP10.4%
Mitte7.6%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier105%
Cantonal tax multiplier95%
105%ZH range 71%128%
Tax rank 61 of 160 in canton ZurichTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
11'186 CHF(11.2%)
Rank 60 of 160 in the canton · 136 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 11'375 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Zumikon 9'577 CHF · most expensive Bachs 12'273 CHF
100'000 CHF:11'186 CHF(~11.2%)
BuchsCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Buchs | Zurich | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 4.9% | 4.2–5.5% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 6.1% | 5.2–6.8% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 7.3% | 6.2–8.1% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 8.4% | 7.1–9.2% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 9.4% | 8–10.3% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 10.1% | 8.6–11.1% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 11.2% | 9.6–12.3% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 12.1% | 10.4–13.3% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 12.9% | 11.1–14.1% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 13.6% | 11.7–14.8% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 14.4% | 12.5–15.7% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 15.1% | 13.1–16.5% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 16.9% | 14.7–18.4% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 18.6% | 16.2–20.1% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 20% | 17.5–21.6% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 21.3% | 18.8–23.1% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 22.5% | 19.8–24.3% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 23.4% | 20.7–25.3% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20209.5 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'098 mm
9.5 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
648 m
Mean elevation
480 m
Relief
230 m
Mean slope
6°
Flat share
44.7%
South-facing
44.0%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 230 m0 m3'847 m
Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo swissALTIRegio) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.
swissALTIRegio 2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 28.08.2026
Roof potential
48.1 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
60.9 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
10'700
Per inhabitant
7'058 kWh/yr
48 GWh/yr01'133 GWh/yr
BFE solar factsheet ↗Modelled roof and façade potential from the BFE solar model — the electricity these surfaces could produce, not installed capacity or what the municipality actually generates today. The household figure divides the roof potential by 4'500 kWh per year, ElCom’s reference household (consumption profile H4, a 5-room apartment).
Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Electricity
ElCom · 2027Tariff H4
23.87 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.86 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
7.9 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.46 Rp./kWh
23.87 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 24.63 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ)
ElCom tariff comparison ↗How this is measured
Total household electricity price for ElCom consumption profile H4 — 4'500 kWh a year, a 5-room flat with electric stove and tumble dryer — standard product, excluding VAT, for the tariff year shown. Energy, grid usage, levies to public bodies and the federal grid surcharge are included. Canton and Swiss medians are ElCom's own published figures.
2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026
Health-insurance premiums
BAG · 2024Premium regionRegion 3
Standard model, deductible 300544 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Zurich411 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo
Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 3 of canton Zurich. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Zurich (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.
2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026
Housing
BFS · AREVacancy rate
0.58 %
Second homes
5.2 %
Avg. rooms
3.5
Dwellings
3'078
Built before 19464.4%
Built since 200138.3%
0.58 %0 %12 %
Vacancy rate from the BFS vacant-dwelling count (2025); building age and room count from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics (2024). The average room count treats the ‘6 rooms or more’ class as 6, so it is a slight lower bound. The vacancy rate is volatile for small municipalities.
Buildings and Dwellings Statistics 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024Jobs
2'781
Workplaces
322
Services share
81.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 203 (7.3%) · Secondary 301 (10.8%) · Tertiary 2'277 (81.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
9
Organic share
0 %
Farmland
261 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities6'814 #54 ZH · #294 CHGrowing municipalities0.1% #122 ZH · #1358 CHShrinking municipalities0.1% #39 ZH · #749 CHJobs per resident0.41 #47 ZH · #789 CHFamilies & children20.4% #90 ZH · #987 CHAge structure16.7% #139 ZH · #1813 CHWomen share49.4% #116 ZH · #1306 CHForeign residents28.4% #35 ZH · #381 CHPopulation density1'167/km² #41 ZH · #174 CHTax burden11'186 #60 ZH · #136 CHTaxes105% #61 ZHWarmest municipalities9.5 °C #109 ZH · #942 CHSunniest municipalities40.6% #65 ZH · #1542 CHRainiest municipalities1'098 mm #87 ZH · #1115 CHVoter turnout49.9% #143 ZH · #1703 CHAgainst Switzerland11% #79 ZH · #1150 CHAligned with Switzerland89% #66 ZH · #271 CHSVP strongholds45.3% #33 ZH · #384 CHSP strongholds13.3% #89 ZH · #1129 CHCentre strongholds7.6% #103 ZH · #1489 CHFDP strongholds10.4% #84 ZH · #1345 CHGLP strongholds11.2% #83 ZH · #197 CHGreen strongholds3.8% #153 ZH · #1760 CHLargest by area5.8 km² #111 ZH · #1415 CHHighest municipalities454 m #86 ZH · #1501 CHSecond homes5.2% #132 ZH · #2032 CHOrganic farming0% #141 ZH · #1608 CHBest-connected municipalities44 min #36 ZH · #305 CHRemotest municipalities44 min #118 ZH · #1784 CHHighest peaks648 m #65 ZH · #1366 CHHighest-lying municipalities480 m #90 ZH · #1527 CHGreatest vertical range230 m #61 ZH · #1223 CHSteepest municipalities6° #86 ZH · #1388 CHSolar potential48 GWh #42 ZH · #353 CHSolar potential per capita7'058 kWh #59 ZH · #1665 CHCheapest electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #55 ZH · #139 CHMost expensive electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #80 ZH · #1943 CH
Postal codes (1)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 1Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Buchs?
- The postal code of Buchs is 8107.
- What is the tax rate in Buchs?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Buchs is 105% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
- How much tax do you pay in Buchs?
- A single person without children pays about 11'186 CHF income tax in Buchs on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 60 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Buchs have?
- Buchs has 6'814 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Buchs?
- Buchs has 1'933 foreign residents, a share of 28.37% (2025).
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